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Cats review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australia Pops Orchestra: New Year’s Eve Gala Concerts review

By Simon Parris on December 30, 2025 • ( 6 Comments )

Anastasia review [Melbourne 2025]

By Simon Parris on December 29, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

John Foreman’s Australian Pops Orchestra: The Idols of Musical Theatre review

By Simon Parris on December 28, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

OSMaD: Come From Away review

By Simon Parris on December 6, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Paddington the Musical review

By Simon Parris on November 19, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

The Australian Ballet: Vanguard review

By Simon Parris on June 7, 2013 • ( 4 Comments )

The Australian Ballet’s only triple bill for the year, Vanguard is a celebration, through dance, of the beauty of the human body. Stripped back to sheer unitards, trunks and tights, the dancers […]

An Evening with Julie Andrews review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on June 1, 2013 • ( 2 Comments )

All time world musical sweetheart Julie Andrews visits Melbourne and 2000 adoring fans have one less item on their bucket list. Goodwill ambassador, children’s book author, flying nanny and singing nun, Andrews […]

Flowerchildren review

By Simon Parris on May 25, 2013 • ( 7 Comments )

Magnormos has dared to dream a big dream in transferring 2011 fringe smash hit Flowerchildren to a city stage, and Melbourne’s theatrical landscape is all the richer for it.

One Man, Two Guvnors review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on May 22, 2013 • ( 4 Comments )

The funniest play on the planet finally lands in Melbourne, with the fully imported cast and production in tiptop form. This hilarious update of Goldoni’s A Servant of Two Masters is a […]

Victorian Opera: Nixon in China review

By Simon Parris on May 17, 2013 • ( 3 Comments )

Perfectly cast and expertly realised, Nixon in China is the most artistically satisfying opera production seen on the Melbourne stage so far this year. Working in perfect synergy, the direction, design and […]

Legally Blonde review [Melbourne]

By Simon Parris on May 12, 2013 • ( 9 Comments )

Melbourne’s insatiable theatre fans finally have their chance to taste the delectable slice of music theatre heaven that is Legally Blonde the musical. Polished to perfection in warm up seasons in a […]

CLOC Musical Theatre: The Phantom of the Opera review

By Simon Parris on May 11, 2013 • ( 4 Comments )

The show we all imagined would never make it to the amateur stage is here, and it is a success of the highest order. CLOC’s mighty achievement is a production that is […]

Opera Australia: Partenope review

By Simon Parris on May 3, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

After wowing Sydney audiences in 2011, Christopher Alden’s boutique production of Partenope makes a welcome, if all too brief, appearance in Melbourne. The lack of name recognition for the opera is eclipsed […]

Opera Australia: Aida review

By Simon Parris on April 25, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

While less than stellar lead singers take the tarnish off this glittering jewel of a production, tremendous choral and orchestral work create welcome highlights.

Opera Australia: A Masked Ball review

By Simon Parris on April 18, 2013 • ( 6 Comments )

Futuristic, avant garde and potentially divisive, Opera Australia’s new production of A Masked Ball is nothing short of spectacular in scale, making epic use of the State Theatre stage. Add in beautiful […]

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